Update currency exchange rates

Update currency exchange rates

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With Money 99, you can download exchange rate information from the Internet. Or, if you don't have an Internet connection, you can update the rate manually. Keeping the exchange rates is important when you want to enter transactions or check the value of your portfolio.

Update exchange rates online:

1 On the Tools menu, click Options.

2 Click Currencies.

3 Select the currency you want updated automatically when you connect to the Internet.

4 Check Update exchange rate online.

Exchange rates will update during an Internet connection on a per-currency basis. If Update exchange rate online is checked for a particular currency, Money will obtain online exchange rate data before online quote data to ensure accurate quote conversion.

Important

Not all currenciesÆ exchange rates are available online.

Update exchange rates manually:

1 On the Tools menu, click Options.

2 Click Currencies.

3 In Currency box, highlight the currency exchange rate you want to change.

4 In the drop-down list to the right of the Exchange rate field, click the conversion that corresponds to the exchange rate you want to enter.

For example, if you know there are 1.25 Canadian dollars for each U.S. dollar, choose Canadian dollar per U.S. dollar. However, if you know there are .8 U.S. dollars for each Canadian dollar, choose U. S. dollars per Canadian dollar. Either way, the exchange rate will produce the same result.

5 In the Exchange rate field, type the new exchange rate.

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